GMC Acadia Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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I have received the following offers from a dealer. Please advise whether you think they are good or whether I can do better. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, as I may make a deal today or tomorrow. Thanks.

2011 GMC Acadia SLE AWD - $34,642 invoice cost$1232 sunroof$2,028 entertainment system with rear DVD$348 red jewel paint$775 destination charge$404 "dealer IMR contributions" (dealer says this is advertising fees, one from his dealership and one from the dealership where the car is located)$39,517 total invoice cost + fees - OFFER FROM DEALER IS $39,717

Thanks for the suggestion, but I was already at Fitz and that price is not really cheaper than what I have from the other deal. The Fitz dealer explained to me that the sales price for that vehicle includes a $1,000 GM loyalty discount (which is available at any dealer, but which I am not eligible for) and a $2,000 cash back rebate (which is also available at any dealer, including the one I am working with, but which I will probably decline in favor of 0% financing. The Fitz price also doesn't include the fees I identified in my post, and there would be similar fees at Fitz.

So the Fitz price is not really lower than what I currently have offered from the other dealer, and is probably a little higher. From everything I can tell, the current offer I have is just $200 over invoice for this vehicle - the only issue is the reasonableness of the LMR and advertising fees being charged, though my research indicates that it is very difficult to negotiate much on these.

This is their first offer which I never take. I left and I discussed wiggle room, etc. I think they would come back with $560/month, included leather seats, but then put in gap insurance (which for this car seems to have value in buying) which potentially puts me back at $570/month

Deal or no deal? That GM supplier discount sounds low to me but I checked it out and sure enough it was accurate.

Purchased 2011 Acadia SLT1 AWD with sunroof, tow pkg, metallic black, msrp 43290, dealer took 5500 off msrp and i used a 1000 rebate that was distributed by gm for a total of 6500 off msrp. I am happy with the deal.

Bought 2011 SLE over the weekend in Pittsburgh. Went into the search wanting FWD and only heated seats. FWD fairly hard to find, though, so options were limited and we ended up with a model with splash guards, trailering package, and dealer-installed DVD.

MSRP $36k + $2k for DVD = $38k base.

Had GM supplier discount (although we had asked for non-supplier discount offer and it was within $500 I think) to get to $34.5k, then $3000 in current rebates (including $1k GM retention rebate).